[Federal Register: October 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 202)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Receipt of Applications for Permit
Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on the following application(s)
for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). Written
data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director (address below) and must be
received within 30 days of the date of this notice.
Applicant: Tom Szafranski, Troy, OH, PRT-048293.
The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from a captive
herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South
Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species
Applicant: Jorge L. Del Rosal, Coral Gables, FL, PRT-048245.
The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy
of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) culled from a captive
herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South
Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Dirk Arthur & Jan Giacinto, Las Vegas, NV, PRT-704301.
The applicants request the re-issuance of their permit to export,
re-export and re-import tigers (Panthera tigris), African leopards
(Panther pardus), and jaguars (Panthera onca) and progeny of the
animals currently held by the applicant and any animals acquired in the
United States by the applicant to/from worldwide locations to enhance
the survival of the species through conservation education. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three
year period.
Applicant: Pablo Quinones, Pelham, AL, PRT-045849.
The applicant request a permit to export live captive born
Swinhoe's pheasants (Lophura swinhoii), Humes bartail pheasants
(Syrmaticus humiae). Mikado pheasants (Syrmaticus mikado), Elliot's
pheasants (Syrmaticus ellioti) to Quito, Ecuador for scientific
research purposes and to enhance the survival of the species through
propagation.
Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center,
Madison, WI, PRT-048370.
The applicant requests a permit to import multiple shipments of
biological samples from wild, captive-held, and captive-born endangered
species for the purpose of scientific research. No animals can be
intentionally killed for the purpose of collecting specimens. Any
invasively collected samples can only be collected by trained
personnel. This notification covers activities conducted by the
applicant over a period of 5 years.
Applicant: Mary K. Gonder & John F. Oates, Department of
Anthropology, Hunter College--City University of New York, New York,
NY, PRT-810330.
The applicant requests a permit to import hair samples from wild
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) collected from their sleeping nests and
hair and skin sections collected from preserved zoo and museum
specimens in Nigeria and Cameroon. In addition, the applicant requests
to import hair samples from wild gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) collected
from sleeping nests in Nigeria, for the purpose of scientific research.
This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a
period of 5 years.
Applicant: The Denver Zoo, Denver, CO PRT-045329.
The applicant requests a permit to conduct interstate commerce by
paying a management fee to the Dickerson Zoo, Springfield, MO, for
successful breeding of their female captive held Asian elephant
(Elaphus maximus) as recommended by the American Zoological
Association's Species Survival Coordinator, for the purpose of
enhancement of survival of the species.
Applicant: Hawthorn Corporation, Grayslake, IL, PRT-843874.
The applicant requests the re-issuance of the permit to re-export
and re-import tigers (Panthera tigris) and progeny of the animals
currently held by the applicant and any animals acquired in the United
States by the applicant to/from worldwide locations to enhance the
survival of the species through conservation education. This
notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over a three
year period.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has information collection
approval from OMB through March 31, 2004, OMB Control Number 1018-0093.
Federal Agencies may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
current valid OMB control number.
Documents and other information submitted with these applications
are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy
Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of
publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division
of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,
Virginia 22203, telephone 703/358-2104 or fax 703/358-2281.
Dated: September 21, 2001.
Anna Barry,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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